Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Civil Defence Act 2012
No. 51 of 2012
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| S. 1 | 31 December 2012 | Ss. 2, 18(3) - dissolution day appointed by Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012), art. 2 |
| S. 2 | 26 December 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 3 - 17 | 31 December 2012 | Ss. 2, 18(3) - dissolution day appointed by Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012), art. 2 |
| S. 18 | 26 December 2012 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repealed | Civil Defence Act 2023 (17/2023), ss. 13(a), 15(2) | 18 July 2023 | Civil Defence Act 2023 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 363 of 2023), art. 2 |
| References construed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 16(4)(a) substituted | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 2 | Civil Defence Board Dissolution Order 2012 (S.I. No. 570 of 2012) |